Delta12-prostaglandin J3 synthesis

Nicolaou and co-workers have reported in ACIE on the synthesis of delta12-prostaglandin J3.

ACIE paper

Mannopeptimycin aglycone synthesis

Takayuki Doi and co-workers at Tohoku University have reported in JACS on the synthesis of mannopeptimycin aglycone.

JACS paper

Mycosporulone synthesis

Michael Jung and colleague at UCLA have reported in Organic Letters on the synthesis of mycosporulone.

OL paper

GB-13 synthesis

David Evans and co-workers have reported in JACS on their synthesis of GB-13.

JACS paper

Hirsutellone B synthesis

Hiromi Uchiro and co-workers from Tokyo University of Science have reported in Organic Letters on the total synthesis of hirsutellone.

OL paper

Alpha-chloro group slows enamine formation

Keiji Maruoka and co-workers at Kyoto University have reported in JACS on a cross-Aldol coupling between two distinct aldehydes, one with an alpha-chloro group.  It turns out that the chloride group slows down the enamine formation.

JACS paper

Isatisine A synthesis

Guanxin Liang and co-workers from Nankai University have reported  in ACIEE on their total synthesis of isatisine.

ACIEE paper

Rippertenol synthesis

Scott Snyder and co-workers have reported in JACS on their synthesis of rippertenol.

JACS paper

Lactones make enolate surrogates

Akira Yanagisawa and co-workers at Chiba University have reported in Organic Letters on the use of β,γ-didehydro-γ-lactone as tin-enolate precursors to effect an Aldol reaction.

 

OL paper

Stemonamide Synthesis

Fu-Min Zhang and co-workers at Lanzhou University have published in Chem Comm on a synthesis of stemonamide where a Schmidt reaction was used to access the 5,7-A,B-ring system.

Chem Comm paper